Ozone generating machine for use in a ship

Abstract

Ozone generating machine for generating ozone in a ship, including: an ozone generator (OG), a liquid cooling circuit portion, a frame, comprising a base (B) for laying on the ground, a top subframe (TSF) supporting the ozone generator (OG), and at least one pair of pillars (P) arranged between the base (B) and the top subframe (TSF), characterized in that the frame comprises: at least one pair of cross-brace beams (CB), for linking the pillars (P) and a plurality of dampers (D) attached to a bottom of the base (8).

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An ozone generating machine (OGM) for generating ozone in a ship, comprising:
 an ozone generator (OG) with at least two electrodes separated by an ozonizing gap (OZ) and a dielectric layer, the ozone generator (OG) comprising at least a gas inlet (O 2 IN) for receiving a feed gas containing dioxygen, and a gas outlet (O 3 OUT) for exhausting gas comprising ozone to an ozone circuit of the ship to supply ozone, 
 a frame, comprising a base (B) for laying on the ground, a top subframe (TSF) supporting the ozone generator (OG), and at least one pair of pillars (P) arranged between the base (B) and the top subframe (TSF), 
 characterized in that the frame comprises:
 at least one pair of cross-brace beams (CB), each beam of the cross-brace beams (CB) being attached to a top portion of a pillar (P) of said at least one pair of pillars (P) and to a bottom portion of another pillar (P) of said at least one pair of pillars (P), 
 a plurality of dampers (D) attached to a bottom of the base (B), for contacting the ground. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The ozone generating machine (OGM) according to  claim 1 , wherein the base (B) is disposed such that when the ozone generating machine is horizontal, the at least one pair of cross-beams are under the ozone generator, wherein the ozone generator (OG) is configured to remain within a perpendicular projection of the base (B). 
     
     
       3. The ozone generating machine (OGM) according to  claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises at least one top reinforcing plate (TRE) attached to the top portion of the pillar (P) and to the top subframe (TSF), and/or at least one bottom reinforcing plate (BRE) attached to the bottom portion of the pillar (P) and to the base (B). 
     
     
       4. The ozone generating machine (OGM) according to  claim 3 , wherein said at least one top reinforcing plate (TRE) is attached to the top portion of a pillar (P) with two attachment points between the at least one top reinforcing plate and the pillar and to the top subframe (TSF) with two attachment points between the at least one top reinforcing plate and the top subframe, and/or at least one bottom reinforcing plate (BRE) is attached to the bottom portion of a pillar (P) with two attachment points between the at least one bottom reinforcing plate and the pillar and to the base (B) with two attachment points between the bottom reinforcing plate and the base. 
     
     
       5. The ozone generating machine (OGM) according to  claim 3 , wherein each beam of the cross-brace beams (CB) is attached to the top portion of the pillar (P) via the top reinforcing plate (TRE) and to the bottom portion of another pillar (P) via the bottom reinforcing plate (BRE). 
     
     
       6. The ozone generating machine (OGM) according to  claim 1 , wherein the ozone generator (OG) presents an axial length defining an axial direction, the axial direction being parallel to a base (B) plane defined by the base (B). 
     
     
       7. The ozone generating machine (OGM) according to  claim 6 , wherein, each pair of the pillars (P) is equipped with one pair of cross-brace beams (CB), with each beam of the cross-brace beams (CB) being attached to a top portion of a pillar (P) of one pair of the pillars (P) and to a bottom portion of another pillar (P) of the pair of pillars (P). 
     
     
       8. The ozone generating machine (OGM) according to  claim 7 , comprising:
 at least one electric device such as a transformer or a converter attached to a top face of the base (B), and 
 one opening in the frame to allow removal/installation of the electric device, said opening being perpendicular to the axial direction. 
 
     
     
       9. The ozone generating machine (OGM) according to  claim 8 , wherein said at least one electric device is arranged between the two pairs of the cross-brace beams (CB). 
     
     
       10. The ozone generating machine (OGM) according to  claim 1 , comprising at least four dampers (D), wherein the at least four dampers (D) are disposed such that when the ozone generating machine is horizontal, the at least four dampers are under the ozone generator such that the ozone generator is configured to remain within a footprint of the at least four dampers. 
     
     
       11. The ozone generating machine (OGM) according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of dampers (D) is arranged to be attached to the ground of the ship. 
     
     
       12. The ozone generating machine (OGM) according to  claim 1 , comprising at least two intermediate dampers (ID), arranged between the ozone generator (OG) and the top subframe (TSF). 
     
     
       13. The ship (S), comprising the ozone generating machine (OGM) according to any one of the preceding claims.